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and placed in a quart of sweet milk may be given 

 two or three times each day. 



A tea made by steeping bright alfalfa or clover 

 hay may be offered to the patient. The hay 

 should be cut up well with shears and packed in 

 a large pail, after which boiling water is poured 

 over it and the pail covered with blankets. This 

 is allowed to stand for a couple of hours, after 

 which the liquid is poured off and offered to the 

 patient just slightly warmed. 



Only the best quality of feed obtainable should 

 be offered to the sick animal and care should 

 be taken that she be not overfed. Fresh and pure 

 water should be before the patient constantly. 



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